Date: October 15 1840

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1840

THE ARMY

The 32d depot has left Fermoy for Spike Island.
Coloured Sergeant Waters, 36th, dropped dead on Wednesday at Clare Castle barracks.
Monday night two privates of the 7th Royal Fusiliers deserted from Newcastle; one of them was three years in the service, the other only a short time since.
The Assistant Surgeoncy, 1st or Royal Dragoons, is vacant by Dr. Renny's death.
Captain Dunne, late 10th has retired from Lord Lieutenant's staff on promotion.
Captain Daly, 69th has retired from the Royal Military College.
Agents from all the Cavalry regiments in both countries attended the horse fair at Ballinasloe last week, to make purchases, in which they were tolerably successful. The sales were considerable.
Major-Generals Sir Gregory Way and Effingham Wilson have been added to the list of general officers in receipt of rewards for distinguished service.
Trumpet Major Cowen, Carbineers, was discharged last week after forty years service in the regiment, and for his good conduct received the thanks of Sir Edward Blakeney and Colonel Jackson.
The 61st are doing dock-yard duty for the royal marines at Woolwich.
Lieut. and Adjutant Knowles, 11th Hussars, was born in that regiment and raised to the rank of an officer by Lord Cardigan.
Sub-Inspector Kelly, of Thomastown has reported to Government some differences between a party of the 27th escorting a deserter and some of his men, who had interfered with the military. An inquiry is ordered and Colonel Mansel, Assistant Adjutant General, from Limerick garrison, left on Saturday morning for that place, Captain Durnford, 27th is to attend.
Two detachments of the 86th remaining at Belfast, was brigaded with that of the Inniskilling Dragoons, when a variety of manoeuvers were performed much to the satisfaction of Sir T. Pearson, who highly complimented Major Couverie on the soldierlike appearance of the detachment under his command.

A GOOD LANDLORD- THOMAS N. REDINGTON, Esq., M.P.- The above patriotic and independent gentleman attended by his two agents, Mr. O'Flaherty and Mr. Robert Bodkin, lately visited his estates in the neighbourhood of Gort (of Tory notoriety), and, after inquiring minutely into the condition of the numerous tenantry, generously returned 10 per cent, to each industrious and deserving individual, thereby affording another proof that the patriot and the good landlord are not incompatible.-- Freeman.

GALWAY QUARTER SESSIONS

These sessions, which were to have commenced on Monday, were adjourned to Wednesday, as the Assistant Barrister was not able to finish the business at the Oughterard sessions in sufficient time. The Assistant Barrister William Deane Freeman, Esq., arrived in Court at an early hour on Wednesday morning, and proceeded with the Registries, which terminated on that evening. A great portion of this day (Thursday) has been occupied in the hearing of appeals and ejectment decrees, and bout 12 o'clock his worship entered into the criminal business, and at 5 o'clock the civil bills were commenced. The following is the list of the sessions grand jury:
John Francis Browne, Foreman; R. Blake Foster, John Irwin Dennis, Mallaphy Kelly, D.H. Smith, Lambert Burke, Edward S. Kelly, Roderick J. Kealy, Dominick Lynch, John Taylor, R.G. Macale, John Kirwin, Francis Wade, Lawrence Smith, John Cannon Evans, John B. Lynch, John Burke, Wm. Kilgannon, Barth, Burke, Esqrs.

DUBLIN CASTLE
October 9, 1819.

GENTLEMEN,
Whereas an Act passed in the ninth year of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled "An Act to make provision for the lighting, cleansing and washing of Cities, Towns Corporate, and Market Towns in Ireland, in certain cases," it is amongst other things enacted, that from and after the passing of the said Act, upon the application of 21 or more households residing in any City, Town Corporate, Borough, Market Town, or other Town in Ireland, the lighting, watching, cleaning, or paying of which is not provided for by or under any Act of Parliament, each of such Householders occupying a Dwelling house or other tenement, of the annual value of £20 or more, it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, to authorise the the said Act into execution, and for that purpose to order and direct that the Mayor, or other Chief Magistrate of any such City, Town Corporate, or Borough, or any two or more Justices of the Peace, resident within ten miles of any such Borough or Market Town, or other Town, not being a Town Corporate, shall convene a meeting for the purpose of carrying the said Act in to execution, and shall preside the rest; such orders and directions to be signified by the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, or, in his absence, by the Under Secretary.
And whereas an application has been received by the Lord Lieutenant, from 26 Householders of the Town of Loughrea, and each occupying a House of the annual value of £20 or more, by which memorial it is prayed that His Excellency will be pleased to authorise the carrying the said Act in to execution within the said town of Loughrea.
I am commanded by the Lord Lieutenant to signify His Excellency's orders and directions to you that you will convene a meeting for the purpose of carrying the said Act into execution within the said Town of Loughrea, and that you will preside the rest accordingly.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient humble servant,
MORPETH.

To Robert D'Arcy, Esq., J.P., and James H. Burke, Esq. J.P., Loughrea.
Names of the Householders whose signatures are attached to the Application.
Robert D'Arcy
J. Smith
Patrick Skerrett
Denis Bourke
Thomas Macklin,
Edward Skerrett
Lawrence Fahy
Nicholas D'Arcy
Patrick H. Kelly
John Brunskill, M.A. Clerke
Timothy Fahy
Francis James Lynch, M.D.
Henry Cloran, M.D.
Wm. Corless
John Cowen
Thomas Horan
Thomas Heyley
Thomas Walsh
Thomas Fahy
Ed. Hyne
W. M'Donnell, M.D.
Joseph Henry Ridge
Denis Larkin
John Shadwell
John Smith
James M. Lynch


GALWAY NATIONAL SCHOOLS

On this day, the Right Hon. A.R. Blake, Chief Remembrancer, after disposing of official business, visited the National Schools of this town, and examined the children in reading, Geography, and other departments of elementary instruction. He was highly pleased with the general answering of the children and expressed a with that a school of industry would be attached to the Male Free Schools, Lombard-street. He was attended in his visit by some of the clergy and gentry of the town, and left immediately after for Tuam.

NEW GALWAY DOCKS

On Monday last a great concourse of persons assembled upon our new Docks and Quays to witness the first vessel into our new and splendid basin; and had not the circumstances been unexpected the crowd would have been much more numerous. Our new Docks are still in an unfinished state, and will not be perfectly complete before a month or six weeks when it is expected they will be given up by the contractors to the Harbour Commissioners. The first vessel that entered the basin was the Galway Ark, one of the Liners belonging to this Port, and she certainly was brought in in gallant stile by our expert and experienced Pilot, Mr. Patrick O'Halloran. The Galway Lass and the Margaret John subsequently entered the Basin.

VERY REV. T. MATHEW'S SERMON

The Sisters of Mercy, beg to offer their most grateful thanks to the Very Rev. T. Mathew, for his very kindness to their Convent in preaching at the recent ceremony of the reception of their Novices, and to acknowledge the receipt of the amount of the collection on that occasion, for the sick and dying poor visited by them, and for the House of Mercy attached to their establishment for the protection of young women of good character.
They have already received £80, including the following donations:- Mrs. Lynch, Petersburgh, 10l.; T.M. Redington, Esq., M.P. Kilcornan, 3l.; Charles Binncoal, Esq., 3l; A. O'Flaherty, Esq. 1l.; Mrs. MacDermott, 1l.

OCTOBER QUARTER SESSIONS- THE REGISTRIES

The Sessions for Clifden and Outerard are over-and those for Galway commenced on Monday, and still continue. The Registries in these several towns have been, with very few exceptions, in the liberal interest. A great number of those who served notices were not in attendance, and the apathy and indifference in obtaining the Franchise were most shameful. At Clifden Sessions there were 412 notices and 146 registered, of whom 136 were the tenants of Thomas B. Martin, Esq., M.P. and 10 the tenants of Hyacinth D'Arcy, Esq. Clifden Castle. At Oughterard there were 230 notices served and only 80 registered, 40 of whom were the tenants of Thomas B. Martin, Esq., 26 of Arthur F. St. George, Esq., 7 of James S. Lambert, Esq. and the remaining five in various interests. At Galway Sessions there were 476 notices, and only 67 registered, which belonged to the liberal party and were principally the tenants of William H. Handcock, Esq. of Carrantrilla, Sir. M.D. Bellew, Bart., John Cheevers, Esq. of Killyan, Michael J. Browne, Esq. of Moyne.

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STORE,
TO BE LET,
FROM THE 29th of SEPTEMBER LAST,
(Or the Interest in the Lease S, 1d.)
THE STORE AND YARD IN THE
BOWLING-GREEN.
Recently Held By
MR. PATT CONNELL,

Proposals will be received by William Kelly, Esq. Barna Lodge, Galway, who will close with a Tenant.
October 15th, 1840.

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HOUSE AND LAND,
TO BE LET,
From the 20th September,
LODGE
AT
SHANTALLA,
With 8 1/2 Acres of Land,
LATELY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE REV. MR. MAUNSELL.
Applications to be made to Mr. Thomas Commins, allybrit.